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Industrial Cables-British Standard

6591TQ to BS 6883

Application and Description

6591TQ to BS 6883 cables are designed for use in offshore applications where mechanical protection is not

required.Examples of application include fixed wiring in ships and fixed offshore drilling rigs and oil platforms.

Cable Construction

6591TQ to BS 68836591TQ to BS 6883

Core Identification

1 core: Black or red

Technical Characteristics

Cable Parameter

AWG
(No of
Strands/
Strand
Diameter)
No. of Cores x Nominal Cross Sectional Area
#xmm²
Nominal Thickness of Insulation
mm
Nominal Thickness of Bedding
mm
Diameter of Braid Wire
mm
Nominal Thickness of Sheath
mm
Nominal Overall Diameter
mm
Nominal Weight kg/km
17(7/26) 1x1.0 0.8 1 0.3 1.1 8.8 135
16(7/24) 1x1.5 0.8 1 0.3 1.1 9.3 145
14(7/22) 1x2.5 0.8 1 0.3 1.1 9.8 165
12(7/20) 1x4 1.0 1 0.3 1.1 10.8 190
10(7/18) 1x6 1.0 1 0.3 1.1 11.4 225
8(7/16) 1x10 1.0 1.1 0.3 1.2 13.1 315
6(7/14) 1x16 1.0 1.1 0.3 1.2 14.2 395
4(7/12) 1x25 1.2 1.2 0.3 1.3 16.7 565
2(7/10) 1x35 1.2 1.2 0.3 1.4 17.8 670
1(19/13) 1x50 1.4 1.3 0.3 1.4 19.7 865
2/0(19/11) 1x70 1.4 1.4 0.3 1.5 22.1 1120
3/0(19/10) 1x95 1.6 1.4 0.3 1.6 24.4 1440
4/0(37/12) 1x120 1.6 1.5 0.3 1.7 26.6 1780
300MCM
(37/11)
1x150 1.8 1.6 0.3 1.8 28.9 2120
350MCM
(37/10)
1x185 2 1.7 0.45 1.9 32.5 2700
500MCM
(61/11)
1x240 2.2 1.8 0.45 2.0 36 3410
-(61/10) 1x300 2.4 1.9 0.45 2.1 39.4 4180
-(61/9) 1x400 2.6 2.1 0.45 2.3 43.9 5280
-(61/8) 1x500 2.8 2.2 0.45 2.5 48.1 6480
-(127/10) 1x630 2.8 2.3 0.45 2.6 52.3 7820